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Canada earmarks P14.5-M aid for flood-hit Mindanao

MANILA, Feb. 15 -- The Canadian government is donating CAD350,000 or approximately PHP14.5 million in humanitarian aid to support the victims of recent floods and landslides that hit several areas in ... Read More


Japan, IOM launch $2.58-M project to rehab Mindanao 'peace stations'

MANILA, Feb. 15 -- The Japanese government is funding a USD2.58 million (PHP141.9 million) project that will rehabilitate four peace and security stations in Mindanao as a way to sustain the peace eff... Read More


South Korea opens 17 embassy scholarship slots to Filipinos

MANILA, Feb. 14 -- The Korean Embassy in Manila has opened the application for the prestigious Global Korea Scholarship (GKS) - Embassy Track, setting aside 17 slots for Filipino nationals who want to... Read More


PH seeks to register, provide services to stateless Pinoys in Sabah

MANILA, Feb. 14 -- The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur is targeting to register around 550,000 "stateless" Filipinos in Sabah, and eventually provide them with services available to Filipino citize... Read More


DFA flags China's continued misrepresentation of law, facts on SCS

MANILA, Feb. 13 -- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday rebuked China for what it called "continued misrepresentation" of law and facts on the South China Sea, days after a Chinese diplo... Read More


PH donates P5.5-M for Myanmar's post-Cyclone Mocha recovery

MANILA, Feb. 13 -- The Philippines has donated USD100,000, or approximately PHP5.5 million, to support Myanmar's recovery efforts from Cyclone Mocha that battered the country in May 2023, the Departme... Read More


PH, US co-host 2024 Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Manila

MANILA, Feb. 13 -- The Philippines and the United States are co-hosting the 2024 Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in Manila on May 21, the US State Department announced. The IPBF, last held in Toky... Read More


Former PH envoy to UN Lauro Baja Jr. passes away at 86

MANILA, Feb. 10 -- Ambassador Lauro Liboon Baja Jr., the country's former foreign affairs undersecretary for policy and envoy to the United Nations (UN), has died at age 86. In a text message on Frid... Read More


Canadian dev't aid to PH totals P1.1-B

MANILA, Feb. 10 -- Canada has approved a total of CAD28.15 million or approximately PHP1.1 billion in development assistance to support the Philippines' health care, disaster resilience, and climate a... Read More


Filipino chef recognized for advancing PH-Japan culinary ties

MANILA, Feb. 10 -- Renowned Filipino lady chef Reggie Aspiras was recognized by the Japanese Embassy for advancing cultural exchanges through food. Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kaz... Read More